More Pictures from the Wall

The Annual Great Wall Branch Activity

This was our 4th trip to the great wall with the branch. I guess that means we've been here a while. This is one trip we look forward to every year. We ride up on buses, spend saturday afternoon hiking the wall, have a big buffet dinner (thankfully hot dog are served in addition to the mystery meats and veggies) with skits and fireworks afterwards. Then Sunday morning we wake to a very chinese breakfast and have a short church service before riding the buses back to Beijing. It's always a good time.

Fun In A.F. Canyon

Farewell to the Tie Ladies

This is the tie shop I've been frequenting for over 2 years. I brought Mel and Lucy with me this last time to say goodbye and thanks to our friends who have all now lost their shop and jobs to make room for other silk market goods...I think rugs.

Longshan Park, Shanghai

A Weekend in Shanghai

A day at the Zoo

Misc

Tiananmen Square

We spent a couple hours at the square today taking advantage of the blue sky and seldom seen clouds. It was a perfect day in Beijing. You only get a handful of them so we try to take the camera and do something outside when they come. We bought a kite for RMB3 (40 cents US) and as usual, attracted a crowd.

Yang Wawa (Oversea's Doll)

A day at the Botanical Gardens

2007 Chinese New Year Getaway

We decided to get away for Chinese New Year. We didn't get away soon enough and had a full weekend with never ending fireworks. Not to mention a full week after our 10 day trip to the Philippines. We stayed in Manila our first night, went to Boracay for the majority our our stay and returned to Manila for the last couple of nights. We highly recommend this location to anyone looking for a nice beach. They don't come much better.